Muscicapa aquatica
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The swamp flycatcher or swamp alseonax (Muscicapa aquatica) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. Its range stretches east across the Sudan (region) and south towards Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and swamps. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Swamp Flycatcher sighting in Virunga National Park on a given day, based on 40 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 123rd most-seen of the 316 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Swamp Flycatcher in Virunga National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, September and November–December, the lowest months. Those are among Virunga National Park's wettest months, with about 230 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in January.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Swamp Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Swamp Flycatcher sightings, Virunga National Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Niokolo-Koba National Park (Senegal, about 40%), Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda, about 30%) and Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda, about 20%).
Same genus: Muscicapa
The closest relatives of the Swamp Flycatcher that you can see in Virunga National Park (genus Muscicapa, Muscicapa Flycatchers) are African Dusky Flycatcher (about 20%) and Ashy Alseonax (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Swamp Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Virunga National Park (40 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
